title: Distribution of water quality parameters in Dhemaji district, Assam (India).
abstract: The primary objective of this study is to present a statistically significant water quality database of Dhemaji district, Assam (India) with special reference to pH, fluoride, nitrate, arsenic, iron, sodium and potassium. 25 water samples collected from different locations of five development blocks in Dhemaji district have been studied separately. The implications presented are based on statistical analyses of the raw data. Normal distribution statistics and reliability analysis (correlation and covariance matrix) have been employed to find out the distribution pattern, localisation of data, and other related information. Statistical observations show that all the parameters under investigation exhibit non uniform distribution with a long asymmetric tail either on the right or left side of the median. The width of the third quartile was consistently found to be more than the second quartile for each parameter. Differences among mean, mode and median, significant skewness and kurtosis value indicate that the distribution of various water quality parameters in the study area is widely off normal. Thus, the intrinsic water quality is not encouraging due to unsymmetrical distribution of various water quality parameters in the study area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lakhimpur Girls' College, North Lakhimpur, Assam 787 031, India.
authors.forename: Mridul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buragohain
authors.forename: Bhabajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhuyan
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sarma
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004602:Elements; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007194:India; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D004602:Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical